2023 NCAA Tournament Bracket
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - Headlined by No. 1 seed Virginia Tech, a nation-leading eight Atlantic Coast Conference teams were selected to compete in the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State and Notre Dame also earned bids to participate in this year’s event.
It marks the fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament that the ACC has had eight teams selected, leading all conferences or tied for the conference lead each year. In the last six NCAA Tournaments, ACC teams have earned 47 selections to compete in the field, also the most of any conference.
Virginia Tech continues the ACC’s trend of having at least one No. 1 seed in each of past nine tournaments and 24 times overall.
The 2023 championship will feature 68 teams for the second consecutive year. First Four games will be played Wednesday, March 15, and Thursday, March 16, at four of the top 16 host sites. First- and second-round games will be played Friday, March 17, through Monday, March 20, at the top 16 seeds.
The Hokies are coming off their first ACC title after they defeated Louisville in last week’s championship game of the 2023 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Virginia Tech enters the NCAA Tournament with a 27-4 overall record and a conference-best 11-game winning streak. In the latest AP Poll, the Hokies earned their highest ranking in program history, as they climbed to No. 4. Virginia Tech, which makes its 12th appearance in the tournament, will host Chattanooga on Friday, March 17.
Duke (25-6) returns to the NCAA Tournament for the 25th time and makes its first appearance since 2018. The Blue Devils lead the ACC and rank second nationally in scoring defense, as they have held their opponents to just 50.8 points per game. No. 3 seed Duke will play host to No. 14 seed Iona on Saturday, March 18 in the first round at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Notre Dame (25-5) claimed its first regular-season ACC title since 2019 and first under Head Coach Niele Ivey. The No. 3 seed Fighting Irish are appearing in the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons and for the 28th time overall, as they will host No. 14 seed Southern Utah in first-round action on Friday, March 17.
Louisville (23-11) is the field for the 12th straight season and 25th overall. The Cardinals finished as the runner-up in the Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament after they upset top-seeded Notre Dame in the semifinals. Louisville earned a No. 5 seed and will head to Austin, Texas, to face No. 12 seed Drake in the first round.
Sixth-seeded North Carolina (21-10) earns its 30th trip to the NCAA Tournament, which ties for the sixth-most appearances among all teams. The Tar Heels will hit the road to Columbus, Ohio, and will square off with the winner of No. 11 seeds Purdue and St. John’s on Saturday, March 18.
No. 7 seed Florida State (23-9), which garnered its 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament selection and 21st overall, is in Seattle Regional IV and plays No. 10 seed Georgia on Friday, March 17 in Iowa City, Iowa.
NC State (20-11) returns to the NCAA Tournament for the 28th time in program history as the No. 7 seed in Greenville Regional II. The Wolfpack will take on No. 10 seed Princeton on Friday, March 17 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Miami (19-12) is the No. 9 seed in the Greenville Regional II and takes on No. 8 seed Oklahoma State on Saturday, March 18 in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hurricanes are in the NCAA field for the 15th time.
The ACC also owns the most NCAA Tournament wins (105) of any conference since 2014. The next closest conference has 86. ACC member institutions have won three NCAA Championships and made 22 trips to the Final Four. Eight different institutions have represented the ACC in the Women’s Final Four.
For the 20th consecutive year, an ESPN channel will broadcast all 67 games of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. This marks the 28th straight year (since 1996) ESPN is the championship’s exclusive television home. All games will be available online via the ESPN App.
Regional games will be played March 24-27, with Greenville, South Carolina (Bon Secours Wellness Arena) and Seattle, Washington (Climate Pledge Arena) hosting regional semifinal and final games. The Women's Final Four will be played Friday, March 31, and the national championship game is Sunday, April 2 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Greenville Regional I
South Bend, Ind.
#3 Notre Dame vs. #14 Southern Utah – Friday, March 17
Greenville Regional II
Bloomington, Ind.
#8 Oklahoma State vs. #9 Miami – Saturday, March 18
Salt Lake City, Utah
#7 NC State vs. #10 Princeton – Friday, March 17
Seattle Regional III
Blacksburg, Va.
#1 Virginia Tech vs. #16 Chattanooga – Friday, March 17
Columbus, Ohio
#6 North Carolina vs. #11 Purdue/#11 St. John’s – Saturday, March 18
Seattle Regional IV
Durham, N.C.
#3 Duke vs. #14 Iona – Saturday, March 18
Austin, Texas
#5 Louisville vs. #12 Drake – Saturday, March 18
Iowa City, Iowa
#7 Florida State vs. #10 Georgia – Friday, March 17